A printing firm thought hiring its own driver was the answer. Control, flexibility, independence. Sounds good, right? Except it didn’t work out that way.
The reality?
- -Training ate into management time.
- -National Insurance and benefits added up.
- -Cover for holidays or sickness meant paying peak-time surcharges.
Every delivery came with a hidden cost. Their CFO later admitted, “We spent more time running HR for one driver than managing the actual business.”
Why In-House Drivers Drain Resources
Printing businesses live on deadlines. A delay in getting posters, brochures, or exhibition stands to clients can damage more than margins — it can damage reputation. But employing your own driver doesn’t protect you from:
- -Rising payroll obligations
- -Unexpected downtime
- -Vehicle maintenance headaches
- -Complex admin
What you gain in control, you lose in cost and reliability.
Outsourcing as a Smarter Move
When the firm switched to our courier service, the difference was immediate.
- 1.Delivery reliability improved — no missed deadlines, no waiting around.
- 2.Costs dropped — they paid only for deliveries made, not for a full-time payroll slot.
- 3.Admin disappeared — no paperwork, no vehicle cheques, no insurance to chase.
Their CFO called the switch “a game-changer.” That wasn’t about hype, it was about maths. By outsourcing, they aligned costs directly with demand.
Why Printing Firms Benefit Most
The printing industry is unpredictable. One week it’s a trickle, the next it’s a flood of urgent jobs. Having a driver on payroll means you’re paying even when vans are parked. Courier services for printing businesses solve this mismatch:
- -Flexible capacity during peaks
- -Zero downtime costs during quiet spells
- -Consistent customer satisfaction
For small and medium firms especially, outsourcing isn’t just cheaper. It’s a survival strategy.
Outsourced Drivers vs In-House Drivers
- -Here’s the choice in plain terms:
- -In-House Driver
- -Fixed costs every month
- -HR, payroll, and admin burden
Risk of absence
- -Outsourced Courier
- -Pay per delivery
- -Scalable on demand
- -No HR headaches
Most SMEs already know that efficiency decides who grows and who gets stuck. Outsourcing is simply applying that truth to delivery.
If you run a printing firm and your driver is costing more than they’re saving, maybe it’s time to stop chasing your courier and let us take the pressure off.
